Fitness has taken a new turn in Covid times. In pre covid era we used to follow traditional ways of work out but covid made lot of us pursue work out at home and even consider fitness as a very important part of our day-to-day life. Working out at home means new equipment & gadgets and what I got my hand on is The Cultfit bike. Earlier known as the ‘TreadOne’ and post Cult took over the bike got a new branding. The highlight of the bike is the big screen and on demand content available on this screen. What is my take let’s find out?
Design of the bike has been kept keeping the basic bike aesthetics in mind. What makes for the show is the 22-inch screen which is fully rotatable but moving it around is not as easy as it sounds.
What you need to do once it is installed. You need it to be close to a plug point or else use a power cord because then only can your machine start. Once it is installed you are helped with a demo via a technician who will explain how the seat and handle can be adjusted to your height.
You are needed to login using your phone number and creating an ID. Something that is a miss is an app. We do get all our work out details on what’s app but an application which showed us performance and results and competitions would have more fun. The only drawback is the seat adjusts to a point and if you are shorter then the poster to ride the bike might be a bit uncomfortable. You get a resistance knob which can be moved left or right according to your requirement. This is a spinning bike so remember that your posture would always be a bit tilt down while biking so your resistance knob is always close to you, and you can change it while biking as well.
You have a set of on demand classes which are lot of fun and you do have live spinning classes as well. For now, the classes are all free. You get an option of scenic ride as well and you can see others biking alongside on a score card. This has been my personal favorite. You get a range to choose from spinning, yoga, cardio, strength training.
The seat of the bike is not the most comfortable, but majority spinning bikes have an uncomfortable seat. The screen is the most attractive part which is touchscreen which could have been more intuitive. But at the price I guess the bike has a lot going for it. The resistance and training abilities of the bike are good, and I must say the bike is meant for people who are used to some form of workout.
VERDICT:
The Cultbike does have a market for sure. It is trying to replicate ‘Peleton’ but has a long way to go doing that. It has a few areas which it needs to work on like the software the display needs to be more intuitive what works for the bike are the number of on demand classes. They are cost free which is great. What comes next is the price at Rs 50,000 this bike can be a great buy for few as it is very affordable when it comes to gym equipment and there is no better way of starting your fitness regime. But if you are not happy with price tag then you should wait for a while maybe cult takes our feedback, and the improved version can be your pick.